Brigadier Gen. Ferdinand Irizarry II, U.S. Army Reserve Command G/3/5/7, was the guest speaker for the grand opening of the Special Operations Recruiting Center Nov. 21, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Special
Operations Recruiting Center Opens

By USAREC
Public Affairs OfficeDec. 2, 2014

Recruiters for the Special Forces, Psychological
Operations, Civil Affairs, and 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
now have a home with the grand opening of the Special Operations Recruiting
Center Nov. 21, at Fort Bragg, N.C.

“The opening of this center reinforces the unique
responsibility and challenges that our special operations recruiters have
serving in the only in-service recruiting unit in the Army,” said 1st Sgt.
Trevor Proefrock, Delta Company, Special Operations Recruiting Battalion. “It
also shows the continued
commitment by USAREC, USASOC, Fort Bragg, and the Army to ensure in-service
recruiters are provided with the right resources to recruit the next generation
of special operations Soldiers.”

The event began with a parachuting demonstration from the
U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers. Brigadier Gen. Ferdinand Irizarry II, U.S.
Army Reserve Command G/3/5/7, was the guest speaker.

The last decade of continuous combat operations has seen an
unprecedented demand for special operations forces, said Maj. Jason Hetzel,
Delta Company Commander.

“Special operations Soldiers are a unique strategic
advantage to the nation, and our recruiters have been specially selected to
meet that mission requirement by recruiting qualified individuals ready to meet
complex challenges in multi-dimensional, hybrid-operating environments,” said
Hetzel.

SORB’s mission is finding qualified men and women to serve
in Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations. Special Forces is open to males
only.

Paratroopers with U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers performed a skydiving demonstration during the grand opening of the Special Operations Recruiting Center Nov. 21, at Fort Bragg, N.C.